Doolittle's Raid Station – Fort Lyon, CO 1992
A pictorial postal card featuring a B-25 Mitchell bomber cachet commemorating Doolittle's Raid Station, canceled at Fort Lyon, Colorado on October 9, 1992. The cover includes a preprinted 19-cent Flag stamp (Scott #2522) and displays a black-ink aircraft design with USAAF insignia. This commemorative postal card honors the famous World War II bombing mission.
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This is a postal card (prestamped) featuring a pictorial cancellation commemorating Doolittle's Raid Station. The cachet/cancel artwork depicts a B-25 Mitchell bomber in black ink, bearing a USAAF star insignia on the fuselage, with the text 'DOOLITTLE'S RAID STATION' above and the date and location below. The preprinted stamp in the upper right corner shows an American flag design in red, white, and blue, denominated 'USA 19' cents. The card is in excellent condition with no visible flaws.
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet artwork of a B-25 Mitchell bomber with a USAAF insignia, commemorating Doolittle's Raid. The stamp is a preprinted 19-cent Flag stamp (Scott #2522) in red, white, and blue. The postmark is a black pictorial cancellation with the text '9-OCT-1992 FORT LYON, CO 81038'. The cover is in good condition with clear printing and no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)